C is for COOKIE

Kids are afraid of MONSTERS and usually these MONSTERS are associated with HALLOWEEN. I guess with my Generation who wouldn't know this BLUE FURRYMONSTER with that unique GOGGLY EYES. Of course, I'm referring to "COOKIE MONSTER" who is that famous Fictional Muppet on that Legendary Children Show "SESAME STREET". I have to admit that I was a SESAME STREET kid because I did learn a lot of things watching that Television Show when I was still very young. Just to make things ALIVE and HAPPY around here so I'm featuring you COOKIE MONSTER as my FINALE HOLLOWEEN WEEK 2009 SPECIAL. The concept of COOKIE MONSTER started wayback 1966 when the Late James Maury Henson aka. JIM HENSON drew three monsters namely Wheels, Crowns and Fluteshree that ate cookies and appeared in a General Foods commercial that featured crunchy snack foods. Btw,JIM HENSON died of complications of PNEUMONIA on May 16, 1990 which shocked a lot of people because It was indeed an untimely death and It also brought up the awareness regarding the illness. Huh? Talking about "All Soul's Day" ah.The character of COOKIE MONSTER had a lot of transformation from the time It was at least conceptualized back in 1966 to It's Sesame Street Debut. Hmmmp!! I wasn't born yet that time. He He He!! Then finally, Cookie Monster made his First Appearance on Sesame Street wherein he was interfering with Kermit the Frog's "famous W lecture" by eating a model "W" bit by bit. Then, Cookie Monster turned the "W" letter into an "N", a "V", and finally an "I" which made KERMIT THE FROG( Another Legendary HENSON creation) very frustrated. The final scene ended wherein Cookie Monster was trying to eat Kermit. Wheew!! That's a lot of appetite I may say!! GUNS AND ROSES style of "Appetite For Destruction". Ha Ha Ha!! At first, Cookie Monster has a scary image to younger viewers because he personified the childhood fear of "being eaten by a monster". However, this did not last long because as time goes by, Cookie Monster quickly became one of the most popular and beloved characters on Sesame Street. Well, who wouldn't forget that famous Cookie Monster's theme song, "C is for Cookie", which I'm presenting you today. So are there monsters on your cabinet or even under your bed? Let's just remember the good old times of being a kid. Up to now, I still love this "C is for Cookie" song!! Definitely, a classic indeed. I know you also memorized the lyrics by heart. Don't you? Btw, we have also a Philippine Version of Sesame Street entitled "BATIBOT" before but this wasn't my generation already but I had still a chance to watch it back in the 80s. PINOY would remember PONG PAGONG and KIKO MATSING. How about KUYA BOJIE and MANANG BOLA? He He He!! Thanks for dropping by guys!! Let's ENJOY guys!!


Listen here for THE MONSTER MIX of "C is for Cookie" which I uploaded for you to listen to:



And here is the classic SESAME STREET Television Version uploaded by "starcatcha99" on YOU TUBE. WATCH AND SING WITH ME GUYS!! C is for COOOOOOKKIIIE!!


- Sesame Street Lyrics



Cookie, Cookie, Cookie
Starts with "C"!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

DAREDEVIL (The Album)

STAN LEE, the well known writer/editor of MARVEL COMICS ,created superhero DAREDEVIL back in 1964. Then in 2003, this fictional character was brought to life in the wide screen by 20th Century Fox. Ben Affleck played the role of Matthew Michael "Matt" Murdock who is a blind lawyer who fights for justice in the courtroom and out of the courtroom as the masked vigilante Daredevil. Daredevil's love interest Elektra Natchios was played by beautiful, hot, and sexy Jennifer Garner. Colin Farrell on the oherhand plays the merciless assassin Bullseye while Michael Clarke Duncan plays Wilson Fisk aka. Lord Kingpin. I was able to see this film in the wide screen back in 2003 while this was shown here in MANILA and definitely I enjoyed watching the movie. Of course, I'm also a MARVEL fanatic as well as a D.C. fan so if these superheroes which I grew up reading just in comics when I was a kid are being brought to life in the big screen then I'm one of those who just can't seem to miss these films. He He He!! The DEVIL is part of the dark side so make DAREDEVIL different from them. Hmmmp? HALLOWEEN Time indeed!!



When I saw the film, the Hard-Hitting music score caught my attention so I decided to look for the Movie Soundtrack on the nearest Record Bar. Well, It' not my usual cup of tea of NEW WAVE, POST-PUNK, PUNK ROCK or even INDIE but It's something to listen to for a different ALTERNATIVE touch. Nevertheless, I bought the CD. The music here could be use for waking you up in the morning. Ha Ha Ha!! Personally, I know nothing regarding most of the bands here since It's mostly on the ALTERNATIVE ROCK scene which I'm not really into right now. For the Youngsters back then? YUP!! It's for them and I'm still young too. He He He!! I made the Soundtrack available for download just in case you wanna listen to it. The TRACKLIST will again guide you on both the Artists and Song Titles since I can't really have the time to include it on each mp3 file. Just to be different for a while here in my little blog so I decided to feature this "DAREDEVIL OST". Of course, EVANESCENCE's "My Immortal" is the most popular one and this was taken from the band's "FALLEN" album released also back in 2003. There are also songs here from MOBY, THE CALLING. and SALIVA. Huh? A band called "SALIVA"? Wow!! What if a PINOY BAND would call themselves "LAWAY"? What do think KABAYANS? He He He. There are lots of DEVILS around so better call our GUARDIAN ANGELS.!! So guys, Young and Old, just ENJOY THE MUZIC from the DAREDEVIL film. I can't believe it, this was 6 years ago already. Time is just too fast. THANKS for dropping by again my humble blog "The Doctor Is In"!! KABAYANS, Be safe this HOLLOWEEN and UNDAS Holidays.

Daredevil: The Album
TRACKLIST:

1.Won't Back Down - Fuel
2.For You - The Calling
3.Bleed For Me - Saliva
4.Hang On - Seether
5.Learn the Hard Way - Nickelback
6.Man Without Fear, The - Drowning Pool/Rob Zombie
7.Right Now - Nappy Roots/Marcos Curiel
8.Evening Rain - Moby
9.Bring Me to Life - Evanescence
10.Until You're Reformed - Chevelle
11.Right Before Your Eyes - Hoobastank
12.Fade Out/In - Paloalto
13.Caught in the Rain - Revis
14.High Wire Escape Artist - Boy Sets Fire
16.Daredevil Theme - Graeme Revell/Mike Einziger
(Blind Justice remix)
17.My Immortal - Evanescence
18.Sad Exchange - Finger Eleven
19.Simple Lies - Endo
20.Let Go - 12 Stones

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I'll leave you with an ENCHANTING and HUNTING MUSIC VIDEO from EVANESCENCE shared by "evanescencevideo" on YOU TUBE:




Do you DARE to be a DEVIL?
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

OINGO BOINGO "DEAD MAN'S PARTY"

OINGO BOINGO was an American NEW WAVE band who were best known for their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. A blogpost that's very appropriate since It's Halloween Time!! They also influenced a lot of bands with their very unique sound and stage presence. OINGO BOINGO was first introduced here in MANILA by WXB102 by playing the song "WEIRD SCIENCE" from a classic JOHN HUGHES film of the same title back in 1985. Both the film and the song became famous to all PINOY NEW WAVERS. The band was founded back in 1972 as a performance art group called The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo. Hmmmp!! Nice name I may say!! This group was led by vocalist and songwriter DANNY ELFMAN in 1976 who has achieved substantial success as a composer for film and television. The group's format changed twice then in 1980, it changed from a semi-theatrical music and comedy troupe into a SKA-influenced New Wave OCTET and shortened their name to OINGO BOINGO.Their next MANILA HIT would be my personal favorite from the band entitled "DEAD MAN'S PARTY" from the same album title which was OINGO BOINGO's fourth studio album. Btw, WEIRD SCIENCE is also included in this 1985 album. It's HALLOWEEN, and I just featured a NEW WAVE HALLOWEEN CD last blogpost of mine then It's fine time to feature this 1985 album from OINGO BOINGO entitled "DEAD MAN'S PARTY" wherein the song was included in the said Holloween compilation. PINOY WAVERS should have this album on their collection since their third MANILA HIT "STAY" is also included in the album. I also love the song "NO ONE LIVES FOREVER" which was included on the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of one of the CHAINSAW MASSACRE movies back in the 80s. So I guess this album is worth the buy itself. There are still a lot of OINGO BOINGO songs that made it to the playlist of XB,BM, and NU back on those days but I just mentioned all those included in this album since It's the blogpost topic. Btw, the song "DEAD MAN'S PARTY" was also included on the playlist of the Legendary 1989 THREE-MONTH COLLEGE RADIO FORMAT of 99.5 RT.

I lost my VINYL RECORD of this album in a party back in 1989 but I was able to purchase the CD. Who knows I might just buy the Vinyl again in the future. He He He!! I was able to buy the locally pressed 7" Vinyl of "STAY" back in 1986 at the Legendary MUSIKLAND at ALI MALL CUBAO. Wheeew!! Talking about the memories of buying Vinyls. Even though It's Philippine made, the memory of buying it with my little allowance back then makes it nice to recall. Ha Ha Ha!! Btw, the B-side of the single is "NO ONE LIVES FOREVER". So right now, I'll just be sharing to you my "DEAD MAN'S PARTY" CD so if you're interested then feel free to download it. But always remember that the music here in my blog are FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY okay. It's an mp3 file so I suggest you still buy the original. Collectors like me definitely go for the ORIGINAL STUFFS. This CD is still a trip down memory lane especially for those who grew up with this kind of music. The CD holds on 9 great tracks to ENJOY and RE-LIVE NEW WAVE. The TRACKLIST will guide you since I wasn't able to include the song titles on each music files.

Here's my memorable 7" STAY Vinyl:


DEAD MAN'S PARTY
TRACKLIST:

1) Just Another Day
2) Dead Man's Party
3) Heard Somebody Cry
4) No One Lives Forever
5) Stay
6) Fool's Paradise
7) Help Me
8) Same Man I Was Before
9) Weird Science

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WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO OF "DEAD MAN'S PARTY"
and SING-ALONG with it HERE:


Lyrics | Oingo Boingo lyrics - Dead Man's Party lyrics


It's A DEAD MAN'S PARTY!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

NEW WAVE Halloween

It was HALLOWEEN 2007 when I mentioned here in my blog this 1998 compilation CD entitled "Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Halloween" and so It's about time to feature the CD itself here on my little blog "The Doctor Is In" for MY HALLOWEEN WEEK 2009 Special. So how did the term HALLOWEEN evolved? Halloween which is originally spelled Hallowe’en is shortened from All Hallows' Even – e'en which is a shortening of even, which is a shortening of evening. This is ultimately derived from the Old English "Eallra Hālgena ǣfen".It has It's roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and the Christian holy day of All Saints Day. Here in MANILA It's most associated with the EVE of UNDAS(All Saints' Day), which is November 1st which is then followed by "All Souls Day" which is November 2nd. YUP!! HALLOWEEN is on the EVE of October 31st.


It was 2001 when I purchased this CD on the now Defunct TOWER RECORDS at MAKATI. Originally released back in 1998 by Rhino/Wea, this 15-track collection of basically HALLOWEEN MUSIC spans on the NEW WAVE GENRE and It's SUB-GENRES. It brings about the danceable and noisy music that's very fit for the occasion. My favorite in this compilation would be OINGO BOINGO's "Dead Man's Party". Hmmmp!! The song title speaks for itself. He He He!! Some dark and eerie music in the line-up like THE RAMONES "Pet Sematary", B-52's' "Devil in My Car" and of course who wouldn't forget the SIX SONGS in the compilation with the same title "HALLOWEEN". Well, we also have THE DEAD KENNEDYS in the CD which I featured here on my blog before. So do we hear goblins, witches, and any of those creatures of the dark? Naaah!! PINOY are just well-known to be very superstitious. This is indeed a great compilation of Halloween Party music that would keep you awake all night long. Ha Ha Ha!! I uploaded the whole CD but due to lack of time I wasn't able to indicate the song titles and the artists on each music file. The TRACKLIST is already here so It would at least help you okay. So guys just ENJOY THE MUZIC!! We JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH right?


Just Can't Get Enough:
New Wave Halloween
TRACKLIST

1. Time Warp The Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. Everyday Is Halloween - Ministry
3. Devil in My Car - The B-52's L
4. Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
5. Pet Sematary - The Ramones
6. Theme from Halloween - MX-80 Sound
7. Munsters Theme - Comateens
8. Creature from the Black Lagoon - Dave Edmunds
9. Halloween - Siouxsie and the Banshees
10. Halloween - Dream Syndicate
11. Halloween - Sonic Youth
12. Halloween - Dead Kennedys
13. Halloween - The Misfits
14. Halloween - Mudhoney
15. Creature with the Atom Brain
- The Aliens, Roky Erickson & the Aliens

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HERE'S THE MUSIC VIDEO OF
"PET SEMETERY" by RAMONES
uploaded in YOU TUBE by thays1990




HAPPY HALLOWAVEEN!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

THE VAULT's 2nd BDAY!!

Well, another HALLOWEEN TREAT for you guys, and this time from my good friends from THE VAULT Internet Radio. This coming OCTOBER 31, 2009 do listen to the BEST OF 80s and 90s NON-STOP MIXES, MEGAMIXES...and all sort of MIXES. Wheeew!! That would be a lot I may say. YUP!! Different crossover of GENRES that's cut above the rest. So mark down your calendars guys and take your TRICK OR TREAT Pumpkin bags down to THE VAULT LIVE 365 this HALLOWEEN. Don't be afraid of the dark!!

"The Dr. Stirring Rhod Way" would sing it:

HAPPY VAULT DAY TO YOU
HAPPY VAULT DAY TO YOU
HAPPY VAULT DAY

HAPPY VAULT DAY
HAPPY VAULT DAY TO YOU!!

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CLICK HERE TO ENTER MY "THE VAULT'S 1st YEAR ANNIVERSARY BLOGPOST":

Kudos to you guys!!

HAPPY VAULT DAY!!

-DR. STIRRING RHOD

SNOOG's halloweeNINE MIX

Hello everyone!! Here I am again giving you the BEST OF PINOY NEW WAVE MIXES in the blogosphere. HALLOWEEN is fast approaching so It's time to HOWL some NEW WAVE MIX again. Where else? But on the FIRST and ORIGINAL website that features the great PINOY MIXES on the GENRE that's called NEW WAVE......."The Doctor Is In". It's my priviledge to hand down another Mixset from my good friend Dindo Lopez aka. SNOOG who helped me started this all which led my blog to be IMITATED. Ha Ha Ha!! Of course.... It will never be duplicated okay. He He He!! Nevertheless, let's just enjoy the MUZIC that's cut above the rest. "DARK ALL OVER MANILA III" is the official title of this 9th Mixset Contribution by Snoog here in my humble blog. Well, "The Dr. Stirring Rhod Way" will put is as "SNOOG's halloweeNINE MIX". Lately my country, the PHILIPPINES ,was affected by huge storms which claimed LIVES and PROPERTIES. Literally speaking, It was DARK ALL OVER MANILA. Not only here in MANILA but on most parts of LUZON. What you see right now in the picture is the MONUMENT of our NATIONAL HERO "DR. JOSE RIZAL" which is located at LUNETA PARK here in MANILA. Hmmmp!! Very Dark huh? Btw, nice cover Snoog!! Now, let's go for the KILL as we feature a sort of DARK WAVE MIXSET that would horrify you guys. It's another THRILLER and KILLER!! So listen up guys and enjoy your trip again down memory lane but this time much darker than before.



LISTEN TO THE MIX HERE:


SNOOG's halloweeNINE MIX:
Time: 62:00 minutes
Quality: 192 kbps
Channels: Joint Stereo / 44 khz
Archive size: 86mb

TRACKLIST:
01 Israel
02 First and Last and Always
03 The Pan Within
04 Heartache
05 Watch
06 Wild World
07 Illusion
08 A Rock and a Hard Place
09 Paradise
10 Please
11 Heaven
12 Bugg's Bruises
13 Hold On
14 The Border
15 Worlds Apart
16 Cry For Love
17 Wasteland
18 The Killing Jar

I reuploaded the file so that you could listen to it.

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The DARKWAVE Mixset started very gloomy with a LIVE VERSION of "Israel" by SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES and followed by the GOTHIC GODS themselves, THE SISTERS OF MERCY. If you ask me, definitely you can feel the different ambience of this MIXSET and try to listen to it at Midnight coz' It will give you the CREEPS. He He He!! Bands like THE DANSE SOCIETY, THE MISSION, X-MAL DEUTSCHLAND and last year's MANILA VISITOR GENE LOVES JEZEBEL adds up to the creepiness of the set. Whoooahh!! I remember those Gothic People back in the 80s while listening to this Mixset. All those Black, Velvet, and very profound make-ups!! I also love the infusion of NEW ORDER's "Paradise" coz' I haven't heard it for the longest time and I was happy to hear it again here. I ENJOYED remembering those YESTERYEARS of DARKWAVE and definitely It's worth the travel. I hope you'll like it too!! Great TRACKLIST indeed!! HEADS UP again to SNOOG for sharing his talents again here on "The Doctor Is In" for the 9th time and more to come. Nowadays, with the "never-ending copying without credits" happening in the blogosphere, It's still nice to hear these ORIGINAL STUFFS. As I have said before "The Dr. Stirring Rhod Way" is "OFTEN IMITATED, NEVER DUPLICATED"!! Yun na yun!! That's an EXCLAMATION POINT that I'm back again here in the blogosphere!! Of course, If I get to be very busy, I can't really have the time to update this little blog of mine....but don't you worry as long as you guys are still supportive of my blog then we will continue to keep the flame alive. This blog is just the other side of me and I don't earn here okay. I'm just doing it on my own ORIGINAL WAY of sharing. NO MORE... NO LESS... EGGLESS!! Ha Ha Ha!! So again SNOOG MARAMING SALAMAT!! A pre-HALLOWEEN TREAT indeed!! So don't forget those COSTUMES okay. The UGLIER...THE BETTER!! Ha Ha Ha!! Get those broomsticks witches!! YUP!! It's an HOUR of GREAT GLOOMY NEW WAVE MIX for you courtesy of SNOOG!! AAAwoooooooohhhh!!


Happy Halloweenine!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

MISS ME?

MISS ME GUYS? Listen first and watch the Video:



It has been almost a month since my last blogpost and I guess everyone misses me. Hmmmp? Maybe not? He He He!! I've been very busy the past couple of weeks with some important things to prioritize so no time for blogging for quite a while. I guess you should always know what comes next in the things that you're doing. This is my first blogpost for OCTOBER 2009. It was also a very humble experience to help people who were victims of the recent typhoons here in my country. Hopefully, this people can recover soon. I'm still THANKFUL and very BLESSED that I have that chance to contribute and help in my own little way. A lot of things happening also here in the Philippines that made headlines but we wouldn't discuss that here so just read the morning papers or even search the net to know what's happening around you guys. Don't just sit there and be BLIND okay. He He He!! I included the Music Video of CULTURE CLUB's classic song entitled "MISS ME BLIND" just to spice up the start of this blogpost of mine. "MISS ME BLIND" was a big hit back in the 80s around the world and that definitely included the Philippines. This song was from the second album of CULTURE CLUB entitled "COLOUR BY NUMBERS" which was released back in 1984. Nice song indeed!! Don't Worry.......Be Happy coz' your Friendly Neighborhood Dr. Stirring Rhod is always present here in the blogosphere to give you everything and anything under the sun. Huh? Would it be that hot? Btw. to those Lurkers who frequents my little blog "The Doctor Is In", I hope you guys could say a simple "Hi!" to be recognized. To those who still continue downloading music here aka. Leechers, I hope you guys could say a simple "Thank You!". If you like or dislike any blogposts then It's still nice to hear from you guys. Your comments are always well appreciated here. So did you MISS ME? Naaahh!! So UNTIL THEN...... STAY TUNE GUYS for more good stuffs and surprises.Well, hopefully I get to have the time again to continue blogging. THANKS AGAIN for supporting my little blog for the past 26 months. GOD BLESS!!

I know you MISS ME,
I know you MISS ME,
I know you MISS ME BLIND,
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

HEROES

Well, I have to say that what hit MANILA last weekend was the most devastating typhoon I've ever witnessed and experienced. I saw,I felt, I was moved and touched in the past few days of this natural calamity that just hit my country, the PHILIPPINES. The remnants of TYPHOON ONDOY was one terrible site!! Lives and Properties were lost and submerged by this CATASTROPHE. Many are still missing at the moment. A lot of stories and videos have already been read, heard and seen so personally I just wanna dedicate this blogpost of mine entitled "HEROES" for all my KABABAYANS who extended HELP and still continuing HELPING the victims of TYPHOON ONDOY. Two thumbs up for all of you especially those RESCUERS who also risk their lives to save others. Some of them even died saving people. SALUDO AKO SANYO!!! KEEP ON HELPING KABAYANS. Let's still PRAY for EVERYONE!! I'm involve right now as a volunteer to also help our KABAYANS in my very own little way so don't worry your friendly neighborhood Dr. Stirring Rhod is still fine. THANK GOD!! It's PINOY BAYANIHAN SPIRIT which is ALIVE right now here in the PHILIPPINES. MABUHAY kayo lahat KABAYANS!! YUP!! All parts of Philippine Society are one indeed in the SPIRIT of HELPING EACH OTHER. Very touching scenario guys!! I tell you!! Very Touching indeed!! The feeling is OVERWHELMING!! I just hope and pray that there would be no more typhoons like this one coming over here in the Philippines since these people who were badly affected have to yet recover. As of the moment, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration better known as P.A.G.A.S.A. there are two more typhoons that would enter the PHILIPPINE area of responsibility within this week. Wow!! Hope everything would be okay here in MANILA this coming week. GOD BLESS US!!


I uploaded two music videos of "HEROES" which I dedicate to all HEROES which also includes the Unsung HEROES that have helped those affected by "TYPHOON ONDOY". The original version from "DAVID BOWIE" from the Legendary 1985 LIVE AID CONCERT and the version of "THE WALLFLOWERS".


HEROES- DAVID BOWIE 1985 LIVE AID


- David Bowie Lyrics

HEROES- THE WALLFLOWERS


I'll leave you with a PINOY FOLK/ROCK CLASSIC SING-ALONG-VIDEO entitled "MASDAN MO ANG KAPALIGIRAN" from Legendary PINOY FOLK/ROCK Band which goes by the name "ASIN"(Salt In ENGLISH). KABAYAN and EVERYONE, this is just to remind us that we have to really TAKE CARE of our NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. Please do take note of the lyrics of this great song which is in TAGALOG. I find this song very relevant right now regarding what had happened and what will still happen in the future regarding GLOBAL WARMING. So everybody here in the planet must really take good care of our environment and EARTH is the only planet we have. THANKS AGAIN GUYS for dropping by my little blog "The Doctor Is In". GOD BLESS!!





We could all be HEROES
.....in our very own little way!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

Jay "deejayyaj" Laforteza's WIP MIX

I guess we are just flooding this little blog of mine with a lot of REAL PINOY 80s NEW WAVE MIXES again since "The Doctor Is In" is still the FIRST and ORIGINAL and a sort of CATALYST to these things in the Blogosphere showcasing "The Best Of Pinoy New Wave Mixes". This time I'm PROUD to present you one of the DJs who mixes on "THE VAULT" none other than DJ Jay Laforteza aka. "deejayyaj" !! YUP!! I'm here to give you again another MIX SET coming from this great guy who has the love and passion to mix music especially NEW WAVE. According to DJ Jay, his musical influences comes from New Wave, Cold Wave, Dark Wave, Synthpop, Britpop, Post Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, Glam Rock... All genres from the 80s and also the 90s. But most of the time It's 80s, New Wave and House. He also like the 90s RnB era which he termed “pang tweatams”. Hmmmp!! Can it be "pa-cute effect"? He He He!! DJ Jay Laforteza learned mixing music way back 1985 at Discontrol Manila which was one of the first and finest mobile disco back in the 80s and he started mixing music LIVE in mobile parties back in 1989 . His first mobile was MUSIC TONE SOUND back in 1989 and then he joined Straight Edge Mobile in 1990 and QMS Mobile in 1991 with Dindo Lopez ( not Snoog....just the same name) of Cardinal Audio. His first step in DISCO DJs booth was 1991 at Spirits Discotheque. They played several times in radio stations with 80s and 90s music. Right now, he also shares his mixes on "THE VAULT" which is an Obscure Music Internet Radio headed by our good friend Benjie"The Wonder"Collantes.

So here goes Jay "deejayyaj" Laforteza's WIP MIX:

LISTEN TO THE MIX HERE:


TRACKLIST
Chambers Of Hello - Wire Train
Always - Real Life
Crash - The Primitives
Take On Me - A-Ha
Sometime's A Fantasy - Billy Joel
Head Over Heals - Go-Gos
Just Got Lucky - The Joe Boxer
We Got The Beat - Go-Gos
I Got The Message - Men Without Hats
Never You Done That - General Public
Duel - Propaganda
We Built This City -The Starship

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In A Chamber ......In A Chamber.....Hello..Hello..Hello started this cool mix that brings down the house loud. An XB classic from WIRE TRAIN that's also a favorite PINOY Slam Dance song back then. This was followed by last year's MANILA Visitor REAL LIFE with their classic POWER 105 EXCLUSIVE in "Always". Then we gonna "Crash" with THE PRIMITIVES. The beat is geting faster as we progress while singing Sometimes A Fantasy which was considered also a Party Anthem here in MANILA back then. As the party animals would sing on the beat in the dance floor. "It's just a fantasy..oooh ho hoo hooo .....It's not the real thing....oooh..ho hoo..hooo". Definitely, this MIX is the real thing. Whoooa!! Well, that's Head Over Heels and we Just Got Lucky that We Got The Beat of Deejayyaj here on "The Doctor Is In". I Got The Message and really enjoyed listening to this 80s Wave Mixset and I hope you guys did too. This isn't a Duel okay? Never You Done That? Hmmmp!! We are just remembering the good old days!! We Built This City here in the blogosphere!! Got my drift guys? He He He!! THANKS "deejayyaj" for bringing us back again in time which is worth the travel I may say. MABUHAY ka!! You could also listen to his Mixes from my friends from "THE VAULT" via LIVE 365 Internet Radio just check on his schedules.It's more than a wipcream....It's a Wip Mix!! Let's just ENJOY THE GOOD VIBES MUZIC MIX!!

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Here's a simple message from Jay "deejayyaj" Laforteza:
It’s a pleasure for me to be featured and have a single space in your blog page. Thank you very much to Dr. Stirring Rhod for having me here, thank you also for those who will appreciate and appreciated my mixes.Enjoy listening and happy downloading. Have Fun!!!!

It's Work In Progress with

deejayyaj WIP MIX!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

RUMOURS (Dance Hits Of The 80s)

In 2004, an 80s/ITALO Philippine Compilation CD was released by EMI Philippines Inc. which contains 15 great tracks for time travelling and dancing. YUP!! Let's blast off to the past again as I feature this CD entitled "RUMOURS: Dance Hits Of The 80s" which I find very cool for sound tripping and if you really like ITALO and 80s Music then this would be very good on your collection. Definitely, I love the simple CD Cover which features the MIRROR BALL which is very ICONIC if you talk about remembering those PARTY DAYS back then. Wheeew!! I still remember attending a soiree party wherein the motor of the Mirror Ball just stopped working so what the guys did was to spin it manually. Ha Ha Ha!! Good thing It started spinning again. He He He!! So what kind of rumours do you hear? Would it be the famous PINOY TERM "Tsismis" (Gossip in English)? Nope!! It's just plain rumours in the form of music just for listening pleasure.


Well, It's locally pressed but that's not important to me when I saw this CD because I considered the CD content since I still don't have a good quality copy of these songs back in 2004 which was the year this was released so I considered it as a good buy. Definitely, good vibes music that would activate your memory banks again and recall the good old days. There was also the famous and Legendary "RUMORS DISCO" Club in MAKATI which was also the place for party animals. He He He!! I just visited the place only once and I really enjoyed dancing the night away with my friends. Hmmmp!! MEMORIES INDEED!! I love the choices of the songs included here which includes "LIFEDANCE", "SAHARA NIGHTS", and "LANCA PERFUME" just to name a few.

The title of the CD also reminded me of this 80s PINOY SHOWBIZ TALK SHOW entitled "RUMORS, FACTS, AND HUMOR" hosted by ALFIE LORENZO which became controversial when Actress Miss Divina Valencia hit the microphone on the head of Reporter Rey Dela Cruz. YUP!! I was able to watch that back then and I was really laughing and shocked because It was LIVE on Television.Wheeew!! Talking about heated argument. He He He!!

Here's a Video Clip of that 80s SHOWBIZ Talk Show "RUMORS, FACTS, AND HUMOR" courtesy of VSPRODUCTION but It's not the controversial Valencia-Dela Cruz scene.This Video Clip featured VILMA SANTOS promoting her 1988 movie "Ibulong Mo Sa Diyos" in English "Whisper It To GOD". Tama ba KABAYANS? Ha Ha Ha!! Baduy ba? Well, It's SMORGASBOARD time here on "The Doctor Is In". He He He!!



I uploaded my CD if you're just interested to download all the songs from this great compilation.



RUMOURS: Dance Hits Of The 80s
TRACKLIST:
1) Sahara Nights- F. R. DAVID
2) Liberte- GILBERT MONTAGNE
3) Lanca Perfume- RITA LEE
4) Life Dance- SONIA BELOLO
5) Give It Up- MICHAEL FORTUNATI
6) Around My Dream- SILVER POZZOLI
7) Tonight- KEN LASZLO
8) Rumors- TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
9) I Just Don't Have A Heart- CLIFF RICHARD
10) Stay With Me- INDIA
11) Dolce Vita- RYAN PARIS
12) Wait Until Tonight(My Love)- GALAXY
13) Heaven Give Me Words- PROPAGANDA
14) Do It Again Medly With Billie Jean- CLUB HOUSE
15) High Energy- EVELYN THOMAS

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I uploaded the "LIFE DANCE" track for you to listen to. One of my favorites in this CD. This INSTRUMENTAL TRACK became a massive hit here in MANILA back in the 80s especially in a lot of parties. I also included FIVE MUSIC VIDEOS for you to watch to add some spice in this blogpost of mine. ENJOY THE RIDE!! Like DAVID BOWIE would sing "LET'S DANCE!!"

Listen to "LIFEDANCE" here:


For the first MTV, I will give you this song which is another PHILIPPINE 80s HIT:

SAHARA NIGHTS- F.R. DAVID


Here are some added INFOS in the CD sleeve that I wanna include here in my blogpost.

Executive Producer: Chris Sy
Produced And Compiled by: Matt Fernandez
Artwork Direction: Willie Monzon
Artwork Layout And Design: Kerwin Kaiser Yu

Let's continue watching more MUSIC VIDEOS from the songs included on the compilation:

DOLCE VITA- RYAN PARIS

LANCA PERFUME- RITA LEE



AROUND MY DREAM- SILVER POZZOLI


Well, last but not the least!! The MUSIC VIDEO of TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB where the name of the CD compilation was actually taken but with a different spelling.

RUMORS-TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB


I first heard the song "RUMORS" by TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB on 99.5RT back in 1986 and the song was really a big hit here in MANILA back then. MASSIVE HIT!! You can hear the song in a lot of Radio Stations and even TV shows during those times. The MTV of the song was also all over the MUSIC VIDEO Shows on Philippine Television too."Rumors" was from Timex Social Club's debut album Vicious Rumors which was released back in 1986 and it was big on both the U.S and U.K. CHARTS. I hope you liked and enjoyed my RUMOURS blogpost. THANKS for dropping by again!!


Let's LISTEN to these
RUMOURS!!
-DR. STIRRING RHOD

DJ JON TUPAZ

One of the hottest DJs here in MANILA today is DJ JON TUPAZ who has a weekly music mix show on MAGIC 89.9 WTM entitled "THE 12" MIX by DJ JON TUPAZ" every Fridays from 9pm to 12mn. YUP!! I am lucky and honored to feature this Legendary DJ and head of one of MANILA's LEGENDARY MOBILE "PSYCHODECO" here on my little blog "The Doctor Is In". This is an exclusive blogpost about this ICON BEARER for Magic 89.9’s FRIDAY MAGIC MADNESS PARTY SERIES. Btw, I'll also be featuring "PSYCHODECO" in the future here in my blog so just stay tune okay. In 2004, 99.5RT gave him his own program which is CLUB 24K from 12:00nn to 1:00PM EVERY FRIDAYS and this was before sister station Magic 89.9 got him on the DJ rosters. Jonathan V. Tupaz aka. "DJ JON TUPAZ" started wayback 1986 as a Disc Jockey at HOTEL MIRADOR and from 1987-1989 he became the Head DJ of GUEZZ DISCO in Clarkfield, Pampanga. This lead onwards to being pirated to FACES Disco in Makati City as Head DJ at the height of the disco scene then from 1989 to its closure in 1994. He capitalized on his vast knowledge in music along with his personal collection of around 2000 pcs (and counting) of rare VINYL RECORDS ranging from New Wave , Jazz, 80's and early 90's disco. He also got into Ballroom Music Operations where he started a new trend in modern ballroom dancing then came latin, salsa, rumba, foxtrot, samba reggae etc. Wheew!! That's a music enthusiast indeed!! Well, I wanna THANK Miss Peachy Tupaz, wife of DJ Jon, for helping me out regarding the informations I'm giving you right now guys. THANKS Mam!!


DJ Jon Tupaz was the consistent 3 year undisputed champion in the art of mixing and scratching techniques DWTM 89.9 “Magic Mixes Battle of the Djs” which was held at the Araneta Coliseum, ULTRA, and Heartbeat Disco. Even DEAN ANREW of Manila Legendary New Wave Mobile EYEBALL DUB has given him high praises too. Definitely, these guys really know their stuffs. No "Wannabe DJ" thing I may say. He He He!! Having around 15 DJs under his wing personally trained by him, He had clients such as CLUB IBIZA in Bel Air, IN THE MOOD Malate and Galleria, THE SPIN (Kudos) at Makati Cinema Square, DAD'S Alabang, LA JOTA PATIO DE BAILE Greenhills to name a few. Hmmmp!! That's not few if you ask me. Well, but in the midst of ballroom, came TIPSY's Bar in Mile Long where he was able to spin his NEW WAVE COLLECTION to make the people travel back in time re-living the Corinthians Party Days. Wheew!! That's MEMORIES INDEED!! I, myself was able to attend twice back on those days and personally that was a helluvah NEW WAVE EXPERIENCE back then.


As the era of ballroom starting to fade, He still gets to play 80s music in special events, corporate parties ,and launchings using the Classic Vinyl Records which he specializes in. Until came such a time wherein that there was a venue that gave a special following for 80's classic disco and new wave music ---- that is PONANA in Libis Q.C in the year 2000. Then followed the stints/ regular gigs at PIER1 (Libis ,The fort, Morato, Roxas Blvd, Ortigas Home Depot) SHIRAZZ Salcedo Village, TEMPLE BAR Greenbelt.


In 1994, with his vast collection of music in different genres paved the way for him to come out with a series of CD collection. DJ Jon Tupaz also has come out with HIS OWN REMIXES in VINYL RECORD named "DANCE TRAXX" with a limited copy release for DJs only commercially in the U.S and in The Philippines. We will be featuring that "DANCE TRAXX" Vinyl compilation in the future which he made during those times. I think that's something to look forward to again guys. DJ Jon Tupaz' reputation and talent has preceded him and opened up for the concerts of MC Hammer, Kalapana, Mike Francis back in the 80’s, Sybil - in the 90s and Rick Astley in Manila in 2008 produced by DMC Philippines. Well, that's DJ JON TUPAZ....exclusively exposed here on "The Doctor Is In". He He He!!

Here's a NEW WAVE MIX from the archives of DJ Jon Tupaz which he made several years ago which was given to me by JON two months ago to be shared here in my blog. YUP!! Another PINOY NEW WAVE MIX here on "The Doctor Is In" which features the ORIGINAL PINOY NEW WAVE MIXES. I didn't make any TRACKLIST so that the MIX would create a little anticipation and surprise for you.

Here's DJ JON's message he gave me regarding this mix:

"No difference actually from the way i used to mix then and now. I dont use computers, effects or anything... im not a techie .... just plain old straight up mix. This mix was done straight from vinyl to recorder...... no practice, no effects,no editing... just straight mixing.... so please bear with me ....... also in this mix is my version of manual and the 80's way of scratching".

“I’m just all about the music. I’m here to share it with other music lovers. That’s just me.”
- DJ JON TUPAZ



LISTEN TO DJ JON TUPAZ' NEW WAVE MIX HERE:


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Definitely another ONE HOUR of PINOY NEW WAVE MIX that would travel you back in time. I hope you like the NEW WAVE MIX by DJ JON TUPAZ the way I did.More Mixes to come from this great DJ in the future here in my blog so watch out for it. I wanna THANK the TUPAZ FAMILY namely DJ JON and MISS PEACHY for the trust they gave my blog for this blogpost of mine. I hope you guys liked my special "DJ JON TUPAZ" blogpost. THANKS for dropping by!! Well, for my finale, I'll leave you with this song from "THE CHURCH" which I will dedicate to both JON and PEACHY. One of my personal favorites from "THE CHURCH" which is an XB CLASSIC!! Just listen to the song and find out why.

LISTEN to THE CHURCH:



"TUPAZ for you"
"Fast For You"
"TUPAZ for you hoo hoo"
"Fast For You"
"TUPAZ...aaahhh".

-DR. STIRRING RHOD

Dirty Dancing

"DIRTY DANCING" is a classic 1987 Romance Film that featured the late PATRICK SWAYZE and the lovely JENNIFFER GREY. YUP!! You got it right guys!! Another 80s Icon I may say just passed away again recently and that's Patrick Swayze so I was reminded of this great 80s movie which I saw at the wide screen wayback 1987 at the SM CITY NORTH EDSA Cinema when the MALL was still newly built back then . Hmmmp!! Total Recall!! PATRICK SWAYZE died from PANCREATIC CANCER last Monday September 14, 2009 in LOS ANGELES. It was MARCH 2008 when Patrick revealed his illness which was diagnosed on JANUARY 2008. According to Annett Wolf, Patrick passed away peacefully with his family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months. I was also saddened by this news because It's the big "C" again. YUP!! CANCER is such a dreaded disease!! PANCREATIC CA was also the cause of death of PINOY ACTION STAR RUDY "DABOY" FERNANDEZ last JUNE 2008. I guess that this reminds us again that LIFE IS FRAGILE so make the most out of it. I'm talking about good deeds to others that would entail positivity in your character and could leave a lasting legacy for people around you.

DIRTY DANCING is a drama story that depicts on a young debutante's named Frances "Baby" Houseman(played by JENNIFER GREY) rebellion against her father by starting a relationship with Johnny Castle (played by PATRICK SWAYZE) who is her dance instructor during a family summer vacation. This film was written by Eleanor Bergstein and was directed by Emile Ardolino. Of course, this film is very romantic in a way because I myself fell in love with the simple plot of this movie. Both Baby and Johnny Castle developed romance while practicing those dance moves they call "Dirty Dancing". Blaming pregnancy to a guy who wasn't really the father makes the scene complicated at one point. The scene I can't forget here was when Johnny Castle and Baby danced their so-called final dance even though Johnny was fired earlier. In here, the culprit of who's the father of Penny's child was revealed and It wasn't Johnny at all but instead It was Robbie. A heart-warming story that will always be remembered back on those days. MEMORIES INDEED!!




I uploaded my "DIRTY DANCING" Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD for you guys so if you're interested to have a copy of the music on the film then grab it.


TRACKLIST:
1. "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"
- Bill Medley, Jennifer Warnes
2. "Be My Baby" - The Ronettes
3. "She's Like the Wind" - Patrick Swayze
4. "Hungry Eyes" - Eric Carmen
5. "Stay" - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs
6. "Yes" - Merry Clayton
7. "You Don't Own Me" - The Blow Monkeys
8. "Hey! Baby" - Bruce Channel
9. "Overload" - Alfie Zappacosta
10. "Love Is Strange" - Mickey & Sylvia
11. "Where Are You Tonight?" - Tom Johnston
12. "In the Still of the Night" - The Five Satins

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JENNIFER GREY and PATRICK SWAYZE

Here's a great VIDEO SCENE from the movie with the classic ERIC CARMEN song entitled "HUNGRY EYES". YUP!! One of my favorite songs from the OST.





So what's PANCREATIC CANCER? Let's first define the big "C" which is Cancer. CANCER is a class of diseases which is mainly characterized by "Out Of Control cell growth". Pancreatic cancer occurs when uncontrolled cell growth begins in the pancreas which is the only organ in our body that have both EXOCRINE and ENDOCRINE functions. I always tell this to my students. So instead of developing into normal and healthy pancreatic tissue, these abnormal cells continue dividing and form masses and lumps or tissue called TUMORS . These tumors will then interfere with the main functions of the pancreas. If a tumor stays in one spot and demonstrates limited growth, it is generally considered to be BENIGN but if the tumors migrate to other parts of the body through the blood or lymph systems and It's MALIGNANT. When a tumor successfully spreads to other parts of the body and grows, invading and destroying other healthy tissues then METASTASIS is considered which is the very fatal and dangerous part of the disease. Well, I guess that would give you a little input about Pancreatic Cancer. When PATRICK SWAYZE first went public with the illness last year, reports gave him only few weeks to live but his attending physician said his situation was "considerably more optimistic" than that. Swayze acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease but still he did some shows and TV appearances lately.

Well, this blogpost of mine is my little tribute to PATRICK SWAYZE as we also remember the classic 80s film "DIRTY DANCING". Although, there was a sequel to this entitled "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" back in 2004 which I only saw on a bootlegged DVD, still nothing beats the Original 1987 film. Actually I was not able to finish watching the sequel on DVD because I got bored. He He He!!


DIRTY DANCING: HAVANA NIGHTS


Before I end my blogpost let's listen to some classic tunes from the 1987 "DIRTY DANCING" film. YUP!! It's a combination of decades from 50s, 60s,and 80s. Cool Soundtrack I may say!! I uploaded three songs for you to listen here on "The Doctor Is In".


(I've Had) The Time Of Your Life
-BILL MEDLEY and JENNIFER WARNES
LISTEN HERE:




You Don't Own Me- THE BLOW MONKEYS
LISTEN HERE:





Stay- MAURICE WILLIAMS and THE ZODIACS
LISTEN HERE:




PATRICK SWAYZE (R.I.P.)
(August 18,1952- September 14,2009)


Just SWAYZEing to the beat of
DIRTY DANCING
-DR. STIRRING RHOD